After a decade of battling Peter Gade for Mastery of the European badminton scene, Kenneth Jonassen has signed with Badminton England to mentor the British youth as singles coach. Read the rest of this entry »

China’s badminton ace Lin Dan will defend his title at the All-England badminton championships, which will begin in Birmingham from March 9-14, without his coach Tang Xianhu. Read the rest of this entry »

Top seed Chong Wei, who lost to Lin Dan in last year’s final when China took all five titles, begins his title bid against India’s Chetan Anand with the Malaysian likely to meet Sony Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia in the second round.

Ahead of the 100th edition in Birmingham, which starts on March 9, he said: “What is important is to make the best preparation, whether physically or mentally. Read the rest of this entry »